HHMI Science Education Alliance (SEA) is looking for two people to work with them to develop the course this year, form the network of participants next year and then support the course as it is being given at the participating institutions in subsequent years. SEA is seeking a program officer (PhD level scientist/educator) and a lab technician/program assistant who will help make all of this happen. Descriptions of the two positions are at the following pages on the HHMI web site:

For the program officer: http://www.hhmi.org/jobs/main?action=job&job_id=423
For the technician/program assistant: http://www.hhmi.org/jobs/main?action=job&job_id=424

The goal of SEA is to further science education by creating and supporting new initiatives in science education resulting from collaborative efforts. A first effort is going to be to create and deliver a national research course for undergraduate freshmen. The course will involve DNA isolation, characterization, sequencing and gene annotation from student isolated bacteriophage and is being developed in cooperation with several HHMI Professors and undergraduate program directors and participants.

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